How popular is Ashli?

Ashli is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2264 out of 4276, Top 53%) but an uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Ashli entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its apex rank of #721 in the U.S. in 1990, but is not in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2016)

Which version is better?

Popular variation forms of Ashli are Ashley(#101 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Ashly(#1756), Ashely, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashlei, Ashleigh and Ashlie. Other variants, like Ashleah, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Ashli was at its highest 3 decades ago (MEDIAN #606) and is now significantly diminished (#1761, DOWN 93%), with forms like Ashlee going out of style.